Relationship between outpatients' sociodemographic and belief characteristics and their healthcare-seeking behavioral decision-making: Evidence from Jiaxing city, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China established the Tiered-network Healthcare Delivery System (THDS) in 2015 to address the disproportionate number of patients attending tertiary hospitals relative to primary- or secondary-care institutions. Although the reported number of outpatients visiting tertiary hospitals is slowly decreasing, numerous patients choose to visit them regardless of their disease's severity. To effectively implement the THDS, this article explored the relationship between patients' sociodemographic and belief characteristics and their healthcare-seeking behavioral decision-making in China.

Methods

Data obtained through questionnaires were analyzed using decision tree and logistic regression models to explore outpatients' characteristics and medical decision-making using com

SUBMITTER: Yu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9246228 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature